Acu-Rite CNC 3500i User Manual

7 Programming: Canned Cycles, sub-programs

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Checks the tool and gives an alarm if not within tolerance. Length 
and Diameter Wear - Check the Length and/or Diameter and 
updates the Length and/or Diameter wear registers up to a 
user-defined limit. Once the user-defined limit has been reached, 
the cycle gives an alarm and the program stops. 

Tool#

T

Tool number. (Required)
The T cycle parameter is the tool number 
you want checked.

EstDiam

D

This is the rough diameter on the bottom of 
the tool. (Optional)
The diameter specified in this parameter 
should be roughly the diameter on the 
bottom of the tool that you want to be over 
the center of the probe stylus. If you have a 
left-handed tool, you would give a negative 
value to this diameter so the spindle turns 
on forward verses reverse. When stepping 
over for checking the diameter of the tool, 
this cycle uses the diameter in the tool table 
for the tool being checked.

MaxLen
Adj

K

The maximum length wear value limit. The 
cycle checks to see if the cutter length has 
changed by more than this amount and 
triggers the alarm, stopping the program if 
exceeded. If not set, the cycle does not 
check the tool length. (Optional)
At least one, K or J must be set or the cycle 
alarms.

MaxDia
Adj

J

The maximum diameter wear value limit. 
The cycle checks to see if the cutter 
diameter has changed by more than this 
amount and alarms, stopping the program if 
exceeded. If not set, the cycle does not 
check the tool diameter. (Optional)
At least one, K or J must be set or the cycle 
alarms.